As she watches her granddaughter's dance recital,Patty perceives two separate groups of dancers.Her granddaughter's group wore bright turquoise costumes with gold accents and the other group wore bright gold costumes with turquoise accents.Patty perceived the girls as belonging to two different groups due to the Gestalt principle of:

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The principle of similarity suggests that we tend to group together elements that are similar in appearance. In this case, the bright turquoise and gold accents of one group and the bright gold and turquoise accents of the other group are similar in appearance, but differ from one another, leading Patty to perceive them as two separate groups.

As She Watches Her Granddaughter's Dance Recital,Patty Perceives Two Separate